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33 CFO / FINANCE from the valuable resources the institute offers. As a member owner partner, our healthcare system and our patients benefit from shared research and development of new products and services." Scott Steiner. CEO of DMC Detroit Receiving, DMC Harp- er University and DMC Hutzel Women's Hospital: In 2016, two Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Hospitals, DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital and DMC Harper-Hutzel Hospital, part of Dallas-based Tenet Health System, entered into a comanagement agreement with more than 50 physicians. e sole purpose of this agreement is to improve care delivery and quality outcomes for patients. "e rationale for this agreement was to create and standardize best practices, processes and procedures with an intense focus on patient care. To date, this approach is yielding favorable results. We have ac- complished a 30 percent improvement in our quality outcomes and a 4 percent increase in patient happiness scores. is collaborative focus on clinical outcomes is vital for the hospital, physicians and most im- portantly, our patients." Richard Towbin, MD. Division Chief of Pediatric Radiology at Phoenix Children's: "About 10 years ago, Phoenix Children's Hospi- tal entered into a long-term relationship with Philips Healthcare that expanded in early 2017 to become a true strategic partnership. is 15-year agreement is a first-of-its-kind partnership for Philips with a stand-alone children's hospital system. rough the partnership, Phoe- nix Children's has early access to Philips' advanced medical technolo- gies in diagnostic imaging and beyond, including CT, MRI, angiog- raphy, patient monitoring, clinical informatics and a comprehensive range of clinical and business consulting services. is partnership gives a competitive edge to Phoenix Children's, es- pecially as a newer children's hospital, and allows us to be the best we possibly can, supporting us in our ability to provide the highest quality patient care, and to be leaders on the cutting edge of pediatric medicine. Together, Phoenix Children's and Philips have the ability to create integrated solutions tailored to the pediatric patient population, including research and technologies such as dose reduction using iter- ative CT reconstructions, spectral multienergy CT, and pediatric CT and MRI protocols that are now factory standards worldwide." Andrew Watson, MD. Medical Director of UPMC Telemedicine: "Hospitals must reinvent their care delivery platforms in this new era of consumer wearables, telehealth and other digital health technologies. In short, the hospital must be present wherever the healthcare consumer is. at's why UPMC — the second largest healthcare provider/payer in the country — has invested in and is partnering with Vivify Health. In essence, our partnership with Vivify is one of our strategic entries into this new era of care. Vivify's remote patient monitoring technology is toppling the very walls of the hospital itself, or at least bringing it ever closer to the point where it will be used primarily for emergency purposes. Even seniors 90 years and older with chronic and advanced illnesses suc- cessfully participate in our remote monitoring program and stay out of the hospital." Erin Denholm. President and CEO of Trinity Health At Home (Li- vonia, Mich.): "Trinity Health At Home partnered with Vivify to cre- ate HomeCare Connect, a virtual care program that uses advanced and intuitive technologies to help patients connect with their physicians' offices from the comfort of their homes. We are still early in the pro- gram's rollout, but results from two of our largest home care agencies are very promising. If we can attribute the reductions in ER visits and readmissions to the partnership, we can declare that the partnership has been profoundly impactful for the people we serve." n Premier's innovations in value-based care, physician alignment and cost management continue to help healthcare systems thrive in one of the toughest industries in the world. Having received five 2017 Best in KLAS awards, including Best Value-Based Care Consulting and Best Financial Improvement Consulting, we're not just saying we can transform healthcare, we have proof. Simplifying the complex for over 30 years. Using a data-driven approach to create an actionable strategy, healthcare organizations can better understand both their post-acute usage and provider performance to drive sustainable improvements. Premierinc.com/PostAcute